Lighting-fixture.



F. M. EGAN.

LIGHTING FIXTURE.

AFPLIGATION FILED MAY 22, 191s,

Lw Patented NOV. l1, 1913.

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Application tiled. Still, 1919i. faellinl llo. 'ltihllll improved meanstor holding the lamp globe or shade such as a hemisphere, whichinclos'es or extends under the lamp tor didusing the light thereof. Theshade is supported by means oi a ring' which is hinged to another orinner ring which is suspended from above, so that the former can bellung down for the purpose of cleaning the shade or changing the. lamp.

l further feature of the invention is the use of a cover or top platewhich may be or" clear glass and which is Vsupported by the inner rim,and keeps dust out of the bowl or hemisphere.

A further teature oit the invention is that the supporting arms forconnecting the ring to the hanger are concealed within the shade, whichis advantageous for decorative purposes.

ln the accompanying drawings, wherein one embodiment ot the invention.is illusthrough the stem 9.

trated-Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the fixture. Fig. 2 isa top view.

rlhe lixture is hung; from above in any suitable manner, such'as by achain (l and a ring 7 connected to a block 8 into which a stem 9 on thering1 7 is screwed.' 'l`he block 8 lits within the top ot the metal bellor shell 10 and is clamped bythe screw stem 9 extending through the topof the hell. The socket 11 oil the lamp 12 is attached to the block 8,the lead wires 13 coming in .il plurality ot arms 11 connect the block 8and the inner ring 'traine 15, the outer part et the arms extending`substantially horizontally and the inner part extending vertically to beinclosed within the bell 10, which also .inc-loses the lamp socket.'lhese arms are therefore not visible, at least when the di;- ture isseen from below.

Ain outer or lower holder ring 1G, angular in cross section, is hingedat. 17 to the inner ring,l 15, and this entera-ing supports the howl orhemisphere 1'8; which will preferably be made ot opal or translucentglass having dilt'usive qualities. At the side opposite the hinge therings are detachably fastened together by a screw 19; The fixture may beprovided with a cover or upper glass 20, which may be made ci clearglass to give indirect lighting, and this glass' has va central holeinto which the lower end' ofthe bell 10 lit-s. Athe outer edge of thisglass may rest in a rabhet 21 whereby it is held in position, or it mayrest on the arms 111-. lt will be seldom necessary to remove it afterthe fixture isV assembled, but it may be slipped ed by disconnecting thechain and lead wires, and when in place it serves to close the top ofthe hemisphere and keep out. dust. The rian 22 of thehemisphere rests onthe lower flange of the ring 16, and is held between the same and thering 15.

To change or clean the shade 18,101' to change the lamp 12 the screw pin19 is removed and the shade and lower ring swung down on the hinge 17 toopen the fixture. The only exposed parts are the shade, the outer ring,the metal bell, (which may he made ornamental), and the hangingconnections. rlhe weight of the shade is supported by the rings 1G andthe `arms lll,

and the latter are concealed within the bell and under the cover 20. il.very simple and decorative lixture is thus produced which can be easilyand quickly opened to change the lamp or clean the shade whenevernecessary.

Vilhat is claimed as new is:

1. It lighting fixture comprising' a. hanging' device, a bell thereon,arms extending within said bell to connection with said device, a lampsocket connected to said device within the bell, and a shade holdersupported by said arms, and extendingr around the hell and adapted tohold a shade under the arms and the lamp, said shade holder beine,lmovable from the arms, with the shade, to permit ac cess to the lampsocket and the interior oit' the shade.

Q. A lighting fixture com[arisingr a sur pended block, arms projecting,rtherclrom a hell inclosing1 the block and the ,inner ends of the arms,L1-lamp socket. nttnehed to the ln testimony whereof, I RHX my signatureblock, Within the bell, :L ring attached to in presence of twoWitnesses. the outer ends of the arms, a shade holdl ing ring hinged tosaid ring, and a glass FLOR-ENZ BI. EGAN. cover located over the armsund resting Qn said iirst mentioned ring and having; :1 een- Vvtnesses:trail ,opening in which the lower end of the l L. M. DWYER,

bell fits. E. B. BROWN.

Copies of Ithis patent may be obtained for ve cents each, byaddressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

